| I have been a motorcycle enthusiast since the age of | | | | to the next even number (48) then an Extra Large |
| 5 when my parents bought me my first motorcycle. | | | | may be more accommodating and comfortable. |
| Soon after I began riding I learned the importance of | | | | As mentioned before, thickness of the leather is |
| having the proper safety gear when on my bike | | | | important for safety and protection as thicker is |
| after taking a couple of spills that hurt but could have | | | | better but too thick is uncomfortable. The optimal |
| been worse without the helmet, boots, jacket and | | | | thickness for a riding jacket should be 1.2mm to |
| gloves. I graduated from dirt bikes to street bikes | | | | 1.4mm thick, yet 1.4mm to 1.6mm may be helpful in |
| after I got my license but the lessons that I learned | | | | colder climates. |
| about proper riding gear still held true (and once or | | | | At I found that high quality and proper safety |
| twice still proven). | | | | doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. This |
| There are a lot of people out there that want to be | | | | website offers a multitude of styles for men and |
| outfitted with the latest popular name brands of | | | | women for very reasonable prices whether you ride |
| motorcycle jackets, motorcycle helmets, or | | | | a cruiser or a sport bike or a scooter. |
| motorcycle boots that charge a premium price. | | | | also offers many styles of motorcycle helmets to |
| Sometimes these name brand items run upwards of | | | | protect the most important part of your body, the |
| $400 - $500 and do not necessarily provide any | | | | brain! One of the most important things to consider |
| better protection than more affordable no name | | | | when selecting a motorcycle helmet is the shining |
| brands. Some of the most important factors to | | | | endorsement by the Department of Transportation. |
| consider when choosing a motorcycle jacket are fit | | | | A DOT certified helmet has passed stringent |
| and thickness of the leather used to construct the | | | | standards for safety that ensure levels of protection |
| jacket or textile material used in the construction. | | | | for survivability but also by carrying the DOT label |
| A motorcycle jacket should fit like a second skin for | | | | the helmet complies with laws for motorcycle safety. |
| the maximum protection in case of a fall. For proper | | | | You can get DOT approved helmets in the styles to |
| fit use a cloth tape measure and measure around the | | | | match what you ride, from the half helmet for |
| largest part of your chest, that is the number that | | | | cruising around on your chopper, the full faced helmet |
| most men’s jackets are sized by. Most people | | | | you wear when zooming down the road on your |
| will need to look at the size that they just measured | | | | sport bike or even a modular helmet that matches |
| and move up to the next closest size; for example if | | | | the paint color of your touring bike for the long cross |
| you measure a 46 inch chest you would fall into the | | | | country ride. |
| Large size bracket but may be snug so rounding up | | | | |